In the tenth part of\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent<\/i>, Rincewind deals with the repercussions of his drinking. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>.<\/p>\n
You know, this section was fun to read, but it drags. A lot. Part of that could entirely be due to my ignorance; I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how any of this plays into the larger story of\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent<\/i>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be fine admitting later on down the line that I just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get this! And perhaps\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0is a\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0book based on an experience and a journey and less of some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big\u00e2\u20ac\u009d story like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gotten in many of the recent books.<\/p>\n
I suppose that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s possible at this point. The book feels like a patchwork of scenes, like short stories interconnected by the loose idea that Rincewind needs to save Fourecks by\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 going somewhere. And doing something. The ambiguous nature of the quest that Scrappy shared with Rincewind is what most frustrates me about this, though I suppose that might be intentional, too! WHAT IF THIS IS ALL A PLAN BY PRATCHETT TO MESS WITH ME.<\/p>\n
Thus, we arrive at one of the central conundrums I have when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing Mark Reads (or Watches, too). I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have all the story, so the best I can do is judge the story thus far. At this point, Pratchett builds scenes and atmospheres and makes a lot of jokes about Rincewind being a stranger in Fourecks. (Though my favorite one is the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153savage\u00e2\u20ac\u009d footnote for Mrs. Whitlow.) But Rincewind\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s journey lacks any sort of specificity aside from Bugarup. Instead, we get a long (though funny!) sequence in which Rincewind must deal with the bet he made while drunk.<\/p>\n
Here, Scrappy once again shows up to work his trickster god magic and save Rincewind. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot that I found hilarious about the execution of this, like Rincewind showing off his cosmetic shearing of one of the sheep. (I WANT FAN ART OF THIS.) I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m also a huge fan of the dynamic used here: Rincewind defeating a bunch of tough guys who are suddenly terrified of him.\u00c2\u00a0Yes<\/i>.<\/p>\n
But where is this book going? I thought that the wizards on Mono Island were about to leave, but now they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going back for Stibbons, who most likely isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t keen to leave an island full of so much new information. (And there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mrs. Whitlow, who is still bathing in peace.) So,\u00c2\u00a0that<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0story isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t moving forward anymore, and Rincewind\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 on the back of a tiny horse. Which, visually, is hilarious! Yet this is the first time in a while where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve felt that a\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0book has stalled.<\/p>\n
This is Mark Reads, though. It could entirely be due to the nature of my reading, since I am artificially breaking up a book\u00c2\u00a0anyway<\/i>. My hope is that in a section or two, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll realize what it was Pratchett was trying to do.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V4POgY6CQBU<\/p>\n
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– I am now on Patreon<\/a>! There are various levels of support, from $1 up to whatever you want! You’ll get to read a private blog, extra reviews, and other such rewards. I POST A LOT OF CUTE PHOTOS, OKAY. Think of it like a private Tumblr blog that only SPECIAL PEOPLE get to read.<\/b> In the tenth part of\u00c2\u00a0The Last Continent, Rincewind deals with the repercussions of his drinking. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[451],"tags":[463,248,522],"class_list":["post-4059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discworld","tag-mark-reads-discworld","tag-terry-pratchett","tag-the-last-continent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n– I have updated my list of conventions and events for the remainder of the year and much of next year.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Check the full list of events on my Tour Dates \/ Appearances page.<\/a>
\n– My Master Schedule<\/a> is updated for the near and distant future for most projects, so please check it often.\u00c2\u00a0My next Double Features for Mark Watches have been announced here.<\/a>
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